adverb:

• so long; so often; so many; so much

interjection:

• oh, yes!; that's right; hmmm

noun:

• dental calculus (calcified deposits that accumulate on the teeth); tartar (of the teeth)

noun:

• academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

conjunction:

• because; the reason being - archaism
• while; during

adverb:

• to the extent that; more and more ➜ 程

expression:

• be that the case, do so; do as you please; in any case

noun:

• C4 plant (any plant, such as corn, that uses C4 carbon fixation)

noun:

• C3 plant (any plant, such as rice, that uses C3 carbon fixation)

noun / ~する noun:

• reciting something and then recording it; recording of something that has been recited - obscure term

noun:

• work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom

noun:

• work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom - obscure term ➜ 猿袴

noun:

• green mandarin; mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green

noun:

• ski bus; bus that goes to a ski resort

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi - obscure term ➜ 忘れ緒

noun / ~の noun:

• catarrhine (primate of infraorder Catarrhini having nostrils that are close together, esp. the Old World monkeys of family Cercopithecidae) ➜ 広鼻猿類

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

noun:

• agreement between film distributors and cinemas that the latter may freely pick and show films - From English "free booking" ➜ ブロックブッキング

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• sacking; bagging
• land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads ➜ 裏地

interjection:

• all right; so far so good; said quietly (or thought) to oneself when glad that things have gone as hoped - derived from 占める ➜ 占めた【しめた】

expression / noun:

• lost twenty years [literal]
• period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

expression / noun:

• clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships ➜ 口説き文句【くどきもんく】